But just then, accompanied by a faint fragrance, a streak of white light descended from the sky.
The white light looked exceedingly peculiar: it was actually shaped like a flower petal. It drifted slowly down, landed directly on Xuan Zi, and slipped weightlessly into his body.
Xuan Zi's body trembled. His exposed wounds miraculously healed at astonishing speed, and his complexion already looked much better. Not only had the wound on his abdomen vanished, but even his broken arm rose again.
"With this old woman here, Ye Xishui, you can forget about ending this quickly."
Behind Shrek's gathered powerhouses, an elderly woman with silver hair at her temples and a rosy face held a begonia blossom aloft in both hands.
It was a pink begonia composed of white and pink petals, its colors brilliant and its form graceful.
Indeed, that petal-like white light had drifted from the hands of Matriarch Ye of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Leaves and trailing stems spilled down either side of Matriarch Ye's palms. Tender vines swayed in the wind, drooping blossoms floated gently, like a lady with her hair veiling her face, brimming with tender affection and a poignant grace.
The purple light around her had only just faded, making it clear that the petal-shaped white light had merely been her Thousand-Year Soul Ring Skill.
Matriarch Ye was by no means tall or imposing, yet simply standing there, she resembled an ancient pine that had weathered wind and frost only to grow more rugged and strong.
Her eyes were like luminous pearls in a deep pool, showing not a trace of cloudiness despite the long years she had lived. She wore a loose robe sewn with purple brocade bearing subtle patterns, dignified and grand, while a necklace of smooth, rounded jade beads with